Milk-ticket holder.



J. H. RAGKMYER.

MILK TIKET HOLDER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED Dno.12.19o7. 91 2,412. Patelld Feb. 16, 1909.4

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JOHN H. RAGKMYER, OF AURORA, ILL-INOIS.

MILK-TICKET HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. RACKMYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aurora, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful liiilk-Ticket Holder, of which the following is a specification.l

This invention relates to ticket holders and more particularly to a holder for displaying milk tickets.

The object of the invention is to provide a casing or housing designed for attachment to a wall or other suitable support and adapted to receive and display a milk ticket, said casing being provided with a transparent front which protects the ticket from the action o-f the elements and at the same time permits the milkman readily to ascertain the amount of milk ordered by a customer on any particular day.

A. still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor details of construction may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim.

1n the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a ticket holder constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. F ig. 3 is a transverse sectional view.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of the ligures of the drawings.

The improved ticket holder forming the subject matter ofthe present invention includes an elongated back plate 5 provided with spaced longitudinal side members 6 and having one end thereof reduced and rovided with an opening 7 so that the holder may be readily suspended from a nail or other suitable support. The inner faces of the side members 6 are formed with longitudinal guiding grooves S for the reception of a transparent plate 9,'the latter being spaced from the adjacent face of the plate 5 to form an intermediate compartment 10.

Slidably mounted in the compartment 10 and bearing against the adjacent face of the plate 5 is a ticket supporting tray l1 preferl Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 12, 1907.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Serial No. 406,224.

ably extending the entire length of the plate 5 and having one end thereof bent to form a forwardly extending flange 12 which bears against the adjacent end of the transparent plate 9 and serves to prevent accidental displacement of said plate.

Interposed between the plate 9 and tray 11 is a milk ticket 13 of any approved construction, the latter being` provided with a space for the name of the customer and hav ing its face ruled to form a plurality of sections on which may be written numerals corresponding to the amount of milk desired by the customer on any particular day of the week or month.

Mounted for rotation in one of the side members 6 is a locking member or rod having its free end bent laterally to form a terminal latch 14 adapted to bear against the adjacent flange 12 and thus lock the ticket supporting tray 11 against accidental displacement.

The upper ends of the side members 6 are connected by a transverse strip 15 preferably inclined in the direction of the liange 12 to form a water shed and thus prevent the rain from entering the compartment and wetting or otherwise soiling the ticket.

In operation the ticket is placed on the tray 11 and the latter together with the ticket introduced in the compartment 10 and moved longitudinally of the same until the tiange 12 bears against the adjacent end of the glass plate 9 after which the locking member is rotated so as to cause the latch or linger 14 to bear against the flange 12 and in which position the glass, ticket and tray may be securely fastened within the casing or housing. By rotating the locking device until the finger piece or latch 14 is disengaged from the flange 12 the tray carrying the ticket may be readily removed from the compartment so as to permit the quantity of milk ordered by the customer to be indicated on the ticket.

The ticket holders may be made in diHerent sizes and shapes and formed of wood, metal or other suitable material.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that there is provided an extremely simple, inexpensive and eliicient device admirably adapted for the attainment of the ends in view.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

A ticket holder, consisting of a casing having an open front, and end, and a longitudinal guide groove in each side; a transparent plate slidably mounted in said side grooves; a ticket supporting plate slidably mounted in the casing with a space between it and the transparent plate, and having a flange at one end extending` beneath the adjacent end of the transparent plate; and lockingmeans mounted on said casing and 10 movable beneath the flange of the ticket as my own, I have hereto affixed my signs ture in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOHN H. RACKMYER.

'Witnesses W. A. JOHNSTON, H. A. RACKMYER. 

